It’s All Greek to Me!

It is great to see so many of you ‘blogging’ on the Verona House pages! However, for some reason I notice that no-one posts or leaves comments on other posts on the STED, STS or Panto Hub pages.

Remember these are your pages – if you have something interesting to share, something you feel strongly about (related to the posts), an interesting play you have seen etc, this is the place to share it!

Firefly – part of the UWS module is about knowledge sharing – not just with each other in your respective houses as part of the ‘competition’ but with each other as a group of young people who are studying together!

So, just to start everyone off (and checking everyone is out there in cyber space!) I thought I would attempt to find out a little more about Greek Theatre!

I want everyone to leave one comment/one fact about Greek Theatre – you cannot duplicate a fact that has already appeared so you need to read first! You don’t need to leave huge amounts of information, one line will do! This is for everyone! Firefly, Dragonfly, Chrysalis – we can all learn from this.

So to start us off (I just googled!) here is my fact:

Women were not allowed to act in Greek Theatre – men played the roles of women!

Can’t wait to see what you can teach me! (and remember, don’t wait to be invited to comment on posts or to leave a post!)

Going ti try and steal this fact before anyone else: In Greek Theatre, a chorus was used to represent one person! This chorus originally consisted of 50 members, but was reduced to 12 members by Sophocles, a playwright famous for his tragedies!

Nadia ParkSeptember 13, 2013

The term "deus ex machina" means an unlikely or unpredictable ending (like in lord of the flies). It translates to "gods from the machine" and is taken from Greek theatre because they had Gods lowered onto the stage by a crane who would solve the problems in the plays.

Many characters in Greek tragedy that know they are going to die or fear that they are going to die address the sun. One of the strongest sayings in Ancient Greece for death was “I am going to leave the light” or “I will never look upon the sun again” because they believed when you died you were consigned to a dark world beneath the earth.

Festivals of Dionysus were held four times a year in Ancient Greek times. The largest of the Dionysian festivals was held in the Ancient Greek city of Dionysia (which is to be expected of corse, with hints in the name!!). The largest festival was usually held in late march through to early april. People would sing and dance (and sacrifice animals) in honour of the gods!
It is in Dionysian festivals that the earliest record of Greek Tragic plays are. It is said that Greeks created a contest to honour the best tragedy! Does this ring any bells in terms of this years Verona...?

Everything in Greek Theatre was always BIG! Always over the top about everything, there was no holding back! They always got straight to the point and if there was something that they wanted, then they would get it
For instance if they wanted someone to stand up, then they would use every way possible to achieve this *objective* by either just asking, being persuasive, being physical etc. Either way, they would get it :)

My Dad claims that his name 'DAX' is named after three Greek heroes: Dorus, Aeolus and Xuthus who were all very brave brothers. Their father was Hellen who was the son of Zeus and Dorippe. (my Dad stated this when he first met my mum)
therefore he is awfully 'sure of himself'.
-Mia x

every greek god has a roman form Poseidon is Neptune Ares is Mars and Dionysus's roman name is Bacchus it was said that the roman versions of these greek gods were more war like and vicious to fit the romans ways